248 THE SIKH RELIGION

The creation bdongeth to its Maker ;

He taketh counsel with none but Himself.

The measure of the Creator is not known to the creature ;

Nanak, what pleaseth God prevaileth.

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Man wondereth at the wonders upon wonders of creation,

But it is only he who knoweth God who obtaineth bliss.

The men of God who are enamoured with His love,

Receive under the Guru's instruction the great boons;

They are generous and dispellers of sorrow ;

In their company the world shall be saved.

He who serveth the saints is very fortunate ;

In the society of the saints man fixeth his attention on
the one God.

They who sing the excellences and praises of God,

Shall, Nanak, by the favour of the Guru obtain their
reward.

SLOK XVII

The True One was in the beginning ; the True One was
in the primal age.

The True One is now also, 0 Nanak ; the True One also
shall be.

ASHTAPADI XVII
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His feet are true, and true is he who toucheth them ;

His worship is true, and true is His worshipper ;

A sight of Him is true, and true is he who obtaineth it;

True is His name, and true is he who meditateth on it;

He Himself is true, and so is everything He sustaineth ;

He Himself is excellence and the Bestower of excellence ;

The Word is true, and true is God who uttereth it;

The ears are true which hear the praises of the True One ;

To him who nnderstandeth, everything is true—

Nanak, God is altogether true.

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He who knoweth in his heart Him whose form is true,
Shall recognize the Root of all things, the Cause of causes.